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Material Science Major

Add Material Science to my interest list
Offered By ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU Joint Colleges of Science, ANU College of Medicine and Health Sciences, and ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Academic Contact Dr Z.H. Stachurski
Areas of Interest Chemistry, Earth and Marine Sciences, Engineering, Materials Science, Mathematics, and Physics

Requirements

A minimum of 42 units including:

(a)

(b) 30 units including 18 units group C selected from:

  Biology

  • BIOL2161*                Genes: Replications and Expression
  • BIOL2162*                Molecular Biotechnology
  • BIOL2121*                Plants:  Genes to Environment
  • BIOL2171*                Biochemistry and Nutrition
  • BIOL3161*                Genomics and its Applications
  • BIOL3177*                Advances in Molecular Plant Science

  Chemistry

  • CHEM2201*                Applied Spectroscopy
  • CHEM2202*                Chemical Structure and Reactivity I - CSR I
  • CHEM2203*                Chemical Structure and Reactivity II - CSR II
  • CHEM2204*                Environmental Chemistry
  • CHEM2205*                Symmetry, Spectroscopy & Structure of Molecules
  • CHEM2206*                Materials Chemistry
  • CHEM3011*                Medicinal Chemistry
  • CHEM3012*                Topics in Biological and Organic Chemistry
  • CHEM3013*                Techniques in Organic and Biological Chemistry
  • CHEM3021*                Physical Chemistry
  • CHEM3022*                Spectroscopic Techniques in Biophysical Chemistry
  • CHEM3023*                Physical Aspects of Inorganic Chemistry
  • CHEM3031*                Organometallic Chemistry
  • CHEM3032*                Selected Topics in Modern Inorganic Chemistry 
  • CHEM3060*                Research Project in Chemistry
  • CHEM3061*                Laboratory Techniques in Chemical Synthesis
  • CHEM3062*                Advanced Laboratory Techniques in Chemical Synthesis
  • CHEM3063*                Physical and Analytical Methods Laboratory
  • CHEM3064*                Practical Aspects of Computational Chemistry

  Engineering

  • ENGN2214*                Mechanics of Materials
  • ENGN2222*                Thermal Energy Systems
  • ENGN3224*                Energy System Engineering
  • ENGN4507*                Microelectronic and Photonic Technology
  • ENGN4511*                Composite Materials
  • ENGN4519*                Semiconductor and Optoelectronic Devices
  • ENGN4524*                Solar Energy Technologies
  • ENGN4601*                Engineering Materials

  Earth and Marine Science

  • EMSC2015*                Chemistry of the Earth
  • EMSC2017*                Mineralogy
  • EMSC2020*                The Lithosphere
  • EMSC3022*                Planetary Science
  • EMSC3024*                Magmatism and Matamorphism

  Mathematics

  • MATH2307*                Bioinformatics and Biological Modelling
  • MATH3353*                Topics in Bioinformatics
  • MATH3062*                Fractal Geometry and Chaotic Dynamics
  • MATH3501*                Scientific and Industrial Modelling

  Physics

  • PHYS2013*                Quantum Mechanics
  • PHYS2020*                Thermal and Statistical Physics
  • PHYS3031*                Atomic Spectroscopy and Laser Physics
  • PHYS3032*                Solid State and Statistical Physics
  • PHYS3052*                Solid State Physics
  • PHYS3053*                Semiconductors for Optical Systems
  • PHYS3059*                Photonics
  • PHYS3060*                Fibre Optic Communication System

  Environment and Society

  • ENVS3008*                Fire in the Environment

*This course has a prerequisite. Please refer to the course entries section of the handbook for further details.

A double major in material science consists of an additional 18 units of group C from the above list.

First year course advice

Students must take CHEM1101, CHEM1102 and ENGN1215.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2011 website applies to the 2011 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2010 website.

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